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Some Positive Effects Emerge^ From Volcano In the area around Washington's Mt. St. Helens, the future looks bleak. As a result of the volcano's devastating eruptions, more than 70 people died or disappeared, 240 miles of woodland were obliterated, 26 lakes were destroyed, nearly ll million fish and 1.5 million other animals were wiped out. The losses, estimated at more than $1 billion, are hard to exaggerate and the short-term prognosis seems grim. But some scientistsforesee "some positive long-range effects" of the blasts after nature has worked to restore the area. Among them: ...Volcanic ash will eventually enrich .the soil and soirte new plant species will probably appear. ...Changes in wildlife habitat should enhance the populations of many creatures. For example, the mountain bluebird, which is attracted to snagged trees, is expected to flourish. ...Scientists will have, as one of them put it, "a rare opportunity to see how the earth regenerates itself...In some places, everything must start all over again." And finally, not listed by the scientists, but noted by Washington State business leader*,- the ar£a will become a tourist attraction. The U.S. Forest Service reported more than 4,000 daily visitors to the Mt. St. Helens area in August. Meanwhile, scientists are looking for signs that the area around Mt. St. Helen's is beginning to heal. Ac­ cording to a recent report on the volcano's effects, some insect populations-vital links in the food chain-are already showing signs of recovery. And U.S. Forest Service biologist Bill Ruediger said he believed deer and elk will return to the region rather quickly, "particularly around the edges of the blast zone where there is adequate cover." While Washington officials mourn the devastation of the 145-mile Toutle river, one of the few remaining un- dammed rivers in the North­ west, they feel sure that the river's flow will return to normal and its huge population of salmon and trout will return. Biologists have discovered that some salmon have already navigated through the high levels of silt in the Cowlitz river-another waterway that was severely damaged. One factor which makes scientists optimistic about the damaged region's recovery is history. "In geologic terms," explains National Wildlife, "Mt. St. Helen's is a relatively young volcano, just one in a string of 15 major ones in the Cascade range that runs from British Columbia to northern California." During the past 200 years, eight of these mountains have erupted; the most recent was California's Mt. Lassen, which blew more than 170 times between 1914 and 1921. Periodically, these mountain peaks have poured vast rivers of mud into surrounding areas. One such mudflow descended Mt. Rainier about 600 years ago, smothering the Puyallup river. When the first white explorers arrived in western Washington 400 later, the Puyallup was stocked with chinook, steelhead, cut­ throat, and coho. And its banks were crowded with big timber. So the Puyallup did recover. "And the same thing will happen around Mt. St. Helen's," Washington Department of Game official Jon Gilstrom assures. Until then, scientists will be watching carefully. "We're going to learn how to plan Presidential Candidates How They Stand: On Domestic Issues Civil Rights: "We believe that we must make an honest and posi­ tive effort to en­ force the equal protection clause of ourconstituuon •through the estab­ lishment of affir­ mative acuon pro- j grams.. Wt also| believe that the r j i JOHN ANDERSON federal govern- ment should set the example in the ap- pticauon of minority hiring practiccs." ERA: "The ERA is needed to enshrine in the Constitution the moral value judgement that sex discrimination is wrong and to ensure that all states and the federal government review and revise their laws and official practices to elirru- ^pate disenmination based on sex " Health: "1 have not endorsed the idea that we now put a national health insur­ ance program for everybody on the books..." Welfare: ' 'The object of welfare reform is not to expand welfare but to achieve a greater degree of uniformity, fairness, and efficiency, and a lesser degree of wel­ fare fraud and dependency . Americans have every right to expect able-bodied welfare recipients to work if a suitable job is available, and when appropriate, to enroll in job-training. On the other hand, we can hardly deny assistance to those unable to work." v Abortion: "There are circumstances when it should be possible to terminate an unwanted pregnancy And, the choice to do so is a matter to be de­ cided by a woman in conjunction with her God and her physician. I am stead­ fastly opposed to a Constitutional amendment which would ban abor­ tions and feel that poor women should have the opportunity to choose abortion as do women who can afford the * * * JIMMY CARTER Civil Rights: "I've appointed more blacks and more women and other mino­ rities to top Government jobs than any other President in history, and I've appointed more black judges than all the other Presidents in history that ever served " "(I) want.,to remove the blight of racial and other discrimination from the face of our nation, and I'm determined to doit." ERA: lamcom- mitted as strongly as possible to the nitrification of the Equal Righe Amend­ ment. Its ratification will be one of my highest priorities." Health:' '1 stand ready to implement... national health insurance This is long overdue But I believe we've put forward now to the Congress a carefully planned, carefully costed national health insurance program..." Welfare: "I proposed welfare reform to Congress in the form of the Work and Training Opportunities Act and the Social Welfare Reform Amendments Act These two Acts would lift over two ' million people out of poverty by provid­ ing assistance to individuals and families to enable them to meet minimum in­ come standards and by providing employment to those able to work.. .We must continue to work to ensure the enactment of both of these.. acts." Abortion: "I am personally very much opposed to abortion and I will do every­ thing 1 can to minimize abortions in this cuuntry. I am not in favor of the Federal Government financing abortions unless a mother's life is in danger or unless the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest." "I want to be fair with you. I am not in favor of a Constitutional amendment to prohibit abortions " * * * RONALD REAGAN Civil Rights: "[W|e must not' allow this noble concept of equala opportunity to be I distorted into fed­ eral guidelines or. quotas which re­ quire race. ethni-| city, or sex--rati than ability qualifications--to| be the pnnciple factor in hiring or education. Increasing discrimination against some people in order to reduce it against others does not end discrimination." ERA: "I do not believe that the 'Equal Rights' Amendment is the answer to the problem..." "[I] will establish a liaison with the 50 governors to encourage them to elimi­ nate. wherever it exists, discrimination against women. 1 will monitor federal laws to insure their implementation and to add statutes if they are needed." Health: "The purpose of any health policy should be to provide the highest quality care for the greatest number of people at the lowest cost National health insurance docs not meet these goals " Welfare: "|M)ost poliucians concede that our present welfare system is a fail­ ure But the so-called welfare reform proposals sponsored by the Carter Ad­ ministration would add more people to the rolls, make the system more expensive, and increase federal control. "(WJe should transfer general welfare programs back to the sates and locali ties, along with the tax resources to pay for them " Abortion: "I support atonstituuonal amendment to restore protecuon to the unborn child's right to life... I am op­ posed to using federal tax money to pay for abortions where the life of the mother is in no danger " * * * This ssue profilo is part ot a series titled, "How They Stand." compiled by Common Cause from materials released by the front- running Presidential contenders and from statements reported by major news media since January 1. I960 Although space constraints limit the breadth and d9pth ot these profiles,we have attempted to present statements that are representative of the candidates views on the issues. 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(312)587-5053 Light One Candle ] Jesus Meets The Press If Jesus were to return in this presidential election year, how would He handle a news conference? He'd probably answer questions the same way He did 2,000 years ago as recorded in the Gospels. The people of Jesus' times had their own questions. The revolutionaries were asking, "What do you have to say about the Roman oc­ cupation?" The pharisees and scribes were asking, "Why aren't you and your disciples living within the Jewish law?" The establish­ ment was concerned about credentials, "Why don't you produce the apocalyptic sign?" "Jesus replied by saying that the Romans were not the issue, that the law was not the issue and that cosmic ahead for such blasts, how to cope with the ash, what to do with plugged-up water­ ways," a federal geologist pointed out Obviously, there is no way to prevent volcanic erup­ tions. As Gilstrom con­ cludes, "what happened at Mt. St. Helen's has happened a thousand times before in the Pacific Northwest and will surely happen again. Nature has a way of taking care of herself." miracles were not the issue. God's insanely generous love for us was the issue, and in the face of that fact, the Romans and the Torah became peripheral...(He) did not deny the reality of suffering, discouragement, 'disappointment, frustration, and death but he simply asserted that the kingdom of his Father would conquer all these horrors..." (Andrew Greeley in "The Jesus Myth") Answers like these in­ furiated his contemporaries; they were considered evasions. What would happen if newsmen were to approach Jesus In I960? Q. "Whom do you favor in the upcoming election?" A. "I have not come to discuss politics." • Q. "What are your views on the energy crisis?" A. "If you trust me you will find the answers to all your questions. I am the way, the truth and the life." Q. "What do you have to say about the Soviet arms build-up?" A. "My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. The kingdom of God will triumph in the end. The victory is certain." Jesus would be shouted down by cynics, rebuffed by churchmen, and ignored by politicians. The cameras SECTIONS- would turn elsewhere "tor s o m e t h i n g m o r e "nawsworthy" than the menage that the kingdom of God is like a pearl of great price, worth more than all one's possessions; that it is the secret dream of every man fulfilled. Jesus would be calling us to holiness, which is Joy without measure. Many people think that religion is something to make you miserable. Jesus rejected that delusion. He invited us to a banquet at which our confidence and joy would transfuse every human experience; it's called the Christian life. Knpwing that God is Unchanging Love puts this election or any political event into perspective. 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